Our history
Discover how civil engineering runs through the DNA of the Cummins family.
Three generations of the Cummins family have been involved in delivering civil engineering contracts, with years of expertise shared between uncles and nephews, fathers and sons, and with daughters and nieces playing pivotal roles in back office management.
Born of a proud Irish heritage, brothers John and Larry Cummins grew up working in construction. In the early 1970s, J & L Cummins was founded. They were often asked to provide the foundations, drainage and concrete floor slabs for the warehouseing and logistics business parks popping up over the UK at the time.
By 1979, with an eye to passing the baton on to their sons, they founded their own respective companies and their HQ in Cheshire took delivery of their first two forklifts. John's sons John, then Terence and finally Richard set up Peover Construction over the course of a few years. Their Dad and Uncle schooled them in deep excavation, intricate pipework and chamber construction, seeing their area of expertise as everything below a damp course.
In 1991, Peover Construction's first job as civil contractors saw them providing the drainage and earthworks for the Weaverham bypass. The business grew, with more plant being bought, which turned into a great playground for John junior's young children.
Next generation
Fast forward to 2016, and after some upheavals caused by family illness, brothers John and Terence chose to separate their business interests, although the family remains close. John took control of Peover Construction and with a renewed interest in complex deep drainage work, renamed the company SGC Civil Engineering, after his children Sean, Gabrielle and Ciaran.
With his thoughts turning to the next generation, just as his Dad's did before him, John is passionate about retaining the same work ethic that has always driven his family, and focusing on quality above all else.
I love having all my family working together. There is a trust that everyone is behind the success of the business.
